Nokia Lumia 928 official as Verizon exclusive: all 920 features plus a Xenon flash

If you have been waiting for PureView Phase 2 in a lighter package, Nokia just announced Lumia 928 for you, as long as you are a Verizon subscriber. The optically stabilized imaging capabilities of the fairly chubby Lumia 920 have now been shoehorned into a more streamlined device, which mimics all the other innovative features of the 920 - the PureMotion HD + display, as well as the three high-performance mics that capture up to 140dB sound without distortion. Not only that, but it adds a Xenon flash to the LED mix, making it a truly formidable cameraphone.

There is a 4.5" HD OLED display with Nokia's ClearBlack filter on top that helps with outdoor visibility, and the super-sensitive panel can be operated with your gloves on, if needed. The Lumia 928 features the same built-in wireless charging that lets you juice it up on a Fatboy pillow, or while lounging it on a JBL speaker, paired with the NFC radio there.

The handset is arriving at the carrier's stores and online May 16 for $99.99, and it will have $25 of Windows Store credit in tow tossed in for added enticement. All in all, it seems to be what an ideal 920 would have been, and is sure to attract the attention of the eager Verizon subscribers, who haven't been exactly spoiled with WP8 handsets so far. Have a look at the official hands-on video below, and tell us what you think.

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Just because there's an 8 at the end instead of a 0 doesn't mean that Verizon isn't mega failing when it comes to device exclusives. Are they taking the Apple approach to wait and see if devices are selling on other carriers first before putting them on their own? Verizon could do better if they put a small amount of research into upcoming phones to see how much hype and sales they could get. It's unacceptable to launch the biggest device of the year (GS4) a whole month or so later than all of the other carriers. They also need to calm down on their "test teams". They take too long to approve devices and approve updates. They should let the manufacturers and/or Google take care of the updates, at the request that their bloatware remains on the device. That seems like a fair medium to me. This is exactly why Google is prepping devices to sell via the Play Store that work on all carriers, but bypassing their testing and slow updates. Praise the day when I can buy the next Nexus or Moto X phone or whatever it is and it runs on Verizon's voice and LTE bands that sells for ~$400-450 Google retail and I can just walk into Verizon and activate it with their LTE micro-sim. Then they might start to think.

I agree with everything you said but remember Verizon was offered the iPhone first and they passed because Apple and Verizon could not come to an agreement on conrtol of the device. Now in regards to test teams i do see the logic in waiting to launch a device as the 1st run usually has some sort of problem BUT i hate the testing period, update cycles and crapware. Your idea of letting Google take care of updates is nice in theory but it will never work as Verizon will not release the code needed to do so AND Google does not have a customer facing store for people to go to in the event they have an issue.

If you want to buy an unlocked phone you better change to At@t or T-Mobile because we see how Verizon did with the Nexus and to call it a failure is an understaement.

I currently have plans with Verizon and T-Mobile. Depending on which carriers are starting to offer newer plans (thanks to T-Mobile's UNcarrier campaign) and the phones available to them.

AT&T has a new prepaid service coming soon but I won't wait to get a phone because the service takes too long to launch, I'll just stick with T-Mo until then. If Verizon continues down the path that it's already drawn then I won't be a customer much longer. The ONLY thing Verizon offers to the consumer is their towers are seriously everywhere. Hopefully T-Mobile can step up it's tower game soon because they have the best overall plans and prices and devices.

Damn this phone's hardware is amazing! The only two problems I have are the speakers are on the back, and not stereo, and it runs WP8. I am using WP8 right now, I like it, but there are a couple of things I really am annoyed by WP8. Like I can't get pushed notifications (even whatsapp doesn't work most of the time) and the music player leaves a lot to be desired (very confusing to make playlist, no 10 band EQ, no support for FLAC files)

Really disappointed that Verizon and Nokia just rehashed the Lumia 920. We're getting a 6 month old device, and are basically the second class citizens in this equation. At least they made minor improvements and changed up the design, and it is still the best WP8 option available, so I'll be getting one anyway.

Yea.. but for $99 not too shabby. Not only that.. 6month hardware on a WP runs faster than the newest hardware on some Androids. Also its gotten to a point of diminishing returns.. why does it matter if its faster if currently you don't have a lag or other problems with what you have now.

It doesn't matter for right now at all, or probably even the next year. The point at which it will matter is when you're in the latter half of your 2 year contract and desperate to upgrade because of how far behind your device is. It is psychological more than anything else, because this hardware will remain capable over that 2 year period. Also, outside of performance specs, the Nokia offers a lot of hardware goodies that are still ahead of the curve now and for a little while (Camera, OIS, wireless charging, HAAC mics, ClearBlack display, 60Hz refresh rate display, super sensitive touch display, Nokia's design =)).

OMG!!!! Fandroids are coming to bash and defend their droid. We have this feature, u don't have this blah blah. We have Nokia and we don't worry for anything because we always get outstanding support from Nokia. Go Nokia go. Keep rocking. Best Of Luck

I'm open-minded enough to want to try the 928, the GS4, and sure why not the iPhone 5S against whatever Motorola and HTC offer up during Q3 on Verizon. I'm an Android user, but I'll go with the most well-rounded performer, not the one with the fastest processor and biggest screen.

I'm a huge android fan and I'm still getting one of these as a backup phone to my N2. Whenever I need a rugged great camera phone this will be perfect. Like when snowboarding or mountain biking for example. Looking forward to this.

Yeah but if this is the only way Verizon would accept the phone (exclusive design and improved features), and that doubles Nokia's potential US subscriber base, it's worth it. Nokia and WP don't have the pull that Samsung and Apple have at the moment. They have to cater to the carriers, not vice versa.

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